Should I renew player end or start season???

[julien12]

For a player nearing end of contract,

-- If I renew him near end of season, by next season, he will only be on two years of contract left?

But if I wait till new season to renew a player, will he suddenly disappear?

You have six days from the beginning of the season to sign unsigned players whose contracts ended at the conclusion of the previous season.